Most people alive today carry fragments of Neanderthal DNA in their genome. Now scientists are gaining a more intimate ...

Ancient linkups may have happened more frequently between female humans and male Neanderthals, according to an new genetic analysis.

A recently uncovered archaeological site has yielded a set of "surprising" insights into the lives of Neanderthals during a poorly known period of their history. The latest findings, published in the ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Modern humans and Neanderthals were interacting 100,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who used CT scans and 3D mapping to study the bones of a ...

Research focused on human remains found at the Troisième caverne of Goyet, a cave site in present-day Belgium that contains one of the largest known assemblages of Neanderthal bones in northern EU.

For a long time, Neanderthal routes for their second wave of migration had been a huge mystery for experts. Recently, a team of researchers has used supercomputers to understand this elusive path ...

The first-ever published research out of Tinshemet Cave indicates the two human species regularly interacted and shared technologies and customs. Reading time 3 minutes A team’s investigation of ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

Deep inside a Spanish cave, an unusual accumulation has puzzled researchers for years. Carefully placed remains, repeated over an exceptionally long period, suggest that Neanderthals maintained a ...